The 18th Regiment of Foot on parade below St John's Cathedral and Johnston’s House (Augustine Heard & Co), Hong Kong
Collection
Identifier
VH03-28
Copyright
© Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: VH03-28. Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution reference: L00381-011a. The caption in the album, which starts with text in Chinese, is printed onto a label affixed to the page of the album. Photograph by Lai Fong (Afong Studio). Construction began on the building on the right, in 1842. Known as Johnston’s House, it was briefly the temporary residence for the Governor and then the Supreme Court, before being remodelled in 1860 and rented to Augustine Heard & Co. and other companies. Albert Heard was the Russian consul and the building was used as the Russian Consulate in the 1870s. In 1879, it was acquired by Emanuel Raphael Belilios, and later renamed ‘Beaconsfield’. The premises were occupied by firms including Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, Butterfield & Swire, and used for government offices. In 1915, the building was acquired by the Missions Étrangères de Paris and renamed ‘French Mission Building’. The building was demolished in 1916. (Source: Gwulo - https://gwulo.com/node/42372). See RH01-18 and VH03-29.
Caption in album or on mount
No. 427, HONGKONG./ This view gives the Protestant Cathedral, and the private hong of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, which was formerly the Russian Consulate. / H.M. 18th Regiment are on parade in the foreground ; to the rear are the Victoria hills.
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Location
Estimated Date
1873-1875
Photographer
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, Bath
